FADE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for FADE?

Need another word that means the same as “fade”? Find 46 synonyms and 30 related words for “fade” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Fade” are: wither, melt, languish, blow over, evanesce, fleet, pass, pass off, dim, grow dim, grow faint, grow feeble, fail, dwindle, grow less, die away, wane, disappear, vanish, decline, dissolve, peter out, melt away, become pale, grow pale, pale, become bleached, become washed out, lose colour, decolour, decolorize, discolour, bleach, wash out, make pale, blanch, whiten, wilt, droop, shrivel, decay, die, perish, disappearance, slice, slicing

Fade as a Noun

Definitions of "Fade" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “fade” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A haircut in which the hair is left long on top of the head but cropped close to the sides and back with the length of hair gradually decreasing.
• An act of causing a film or television image to darken and disappear gradually.
• A shot causing the ball to deviate to the right (or, for a left-handed golfer, the left.
• Gradually ceasing to be visible.
• The process of becoming less bright.
• A golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer.
• A pass thrown so that the ball descends directly over the receiver's shoulder, especially as they veer towards the sideline.

Synonyms of "Fade" as a noun (3 Words)

disappearance	An act of someone or something ceasing to be visible. The police were investigating her disappearance.
slice	A thin, broad piece of food, such as bread, meat, or cake, cut from a larger portion. Four slices of bread.
slicing	The act of cutting into slices. He took lessons to cure his slicing.

Usage Examples of "Fade" as a noun

• A fade to black would bring the sequence to a close.
• He scores on a beautiful fade pass to the back of the end zone.
• Shortly after receiving the snap, he threw a fade to Crabtree.
• The sun can cause colour fade.
• A fade is extremely versatile and can be adjusted to different hair types and lengths.
• When they get to the 18th the ideal shot is a fade.

Fade as a Verb

Definitions of "Fade" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “fade” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Gradually grow faint and disappear.
• (of a radio signal) gradually lose intensity.
• Lose freshness, vigor, or vitality.
• (with reference to film and television images) come or cause to come gradually into or out of view, or to merge into another shot.
• (of a racehorse, runner, etc.) lose strength and cease to perform well.
• (of a vehicle brake) become temporarily less efficient as a result of frictional heating.
• (of a flower) lose freshness and wither.
• Lose or cause to lose colour or brightness.
• Disappear gradually.
• (in craps) match the bet of (another player.
• (of a golfer) cause (the ball) to deviate.
• (with reference to recorded sound) increase or decrease in volume or merge into another recording.
• (of the ball) deviate to the right (or, for a left-handed golfer, the left), typically as a result of spin given to the ball.
• Become feeble.
• Become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly.

Synonyms of "Fade" as a verb (43 Words)

become bleached	Undergo a change or development.
become pale	Enter or assume a certain state or condition.
become washed out	Enhance the appearance of.
blanch	Make white or pale by extracting colour. The cold light blanched her face.
bleach	Clean or sterilize a drain sink etc with bleach. Bleach the laundry.
blow over	Cause to move by means of an air current.
decay	Fall into decay or ruin. The W particle then decays into an electron and a neutrino.
decline	Show unwillingness towards. The birth rate continued to decline.
decolorize	Remove color from.
decolour	Remove color from.
die	Die one after another until few or none are left. The car died on the road.
die away	To be on base at the end of an inning, of a player.
dim	Become dim or lusterless. The car moved slowly its headlights dimmed.
disappear	Get lost, as without warning or explanation. He disappeared without a trace.
discolour	Change or cause to change to a different, less attractive colour. Do not over knead the dough or it will discolour.
dissolve	Annul or end (a partnership or marriage. Dissolve a stock cube in a pint of hot water.
droop	Droop sink or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness. A long black cloak drooped from his shoulders.
dwindle	Diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength. Traffic has dwindled to a trickle.
evanesce	Pass out of sight, memory, or existence. Water moves among reeds evanesces shines.
fail	Fail to do something leave something undone. The teacher failed six students.
fleet	Move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart.
grow dim	Develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation.
grow faint	Cause to grow or develop.
grow feeble	Develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation.
grow less	Come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes.
grow pale	Become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain.
languish	Assume a sentimentally tender or melancholy expression or tone. The prisoner has been languishing for years in the dungeon.
lose colour	Be set at a disadvantage.
make pale	Create or manufacture a man-made product.
melt	Become or cause to become soft or liquid. Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene.
melt away	Become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly.
pale	Become pale in one s face from shock or fear. I paled at the thought of what she might say.
pass	Pass over across or through. She would pass remarks about the Peebles in their own house.
pass off	Pass by.
perish	Die, especially in a violent or sudden way. I was perished with cold before the end of the day.
peter out	Be made known; be disclosed or revealed.
shrivel	Cause to feel worthless or insignificant. The flowers simply shrivelled up.
vanish	Decrease rapidly and disappear. The environment is under threat hedgerows and woodlands are vanishing.
wane	Become smaller. Confidence in the dollar waned.
wash out	Wash or flow against.
whiten	Turn white. This detergent will whiten your laundry.
wilt	Become limp. My opponent was wilting.
wither	Wither as with a loss of moisture. It is not true that old myths either die or wither away.

Usage Examples of "Fade" as a verb

• Hopes of peace had faded.
• The ball faded toward an area left of the green.
• They let you edit the digital data, making it fade in and out.
• The signal faded away.
• He had to fade the ball around a light pole.
• Some shots have to be faded in.
• He skilfully fades the guitar lines up and down.
• Lovejoy faded him for twenty-five cents.
• The scene begins to fade.
• The light had faded and dusk was advancing.
• She faded near the finish.
• The brakes faded, needing a firmer push to bring the car to halt.
• Fade into scenes of rooms strewn with festive remains.
• Faded jeans.
• His fair hair had faded to a dusty grey.

Associations of "Fade" (30 Words)

deaden	Convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil. Ether was used to deaden the pain.
decay	An inferior state resulting from the process of decaying. The W particle then decays into an electron and a neutrino.
decline	Grow smaller. A serious decline in bird numbers.
decrease	The amount by which something decreases. The aisles were decreased in height.
deteriorate	Become worse or disintegrate. Relations between the countries had deteriorated sharply.
dim	Make dim by comparison or conceal. A dim light beside the bed.
diminish	Lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of. The trial has aged and diminished him.
disappearance	The process of something ceasing to exist or be in use. What was responsible for the disappearance of the rainforest.
downswing	The downward movement of a club when the player is about to hit the ball. Your body must not sway to the left during the downswing.
dull	Become dull or lusterless in appearance lose shine or brightness. A dull glow.
dwindle	Become smaller or lose substance. Her savings dwindled down.
erode	Become ground down or deteriorate. Many had their upper incisors missing and their maxillae eroded.
flagging	Flagstones collectively. The flagging in the garden was quite imaginative.
flinch	An act of flinching. She flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf.
languish	Lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief. He has been languishing in jail since 1974.
lessen	Make or become less; diminish. The years have lessened the gap in age between us.
pale	Become pale in one s face from shock or fear. Choose pale floral patterns for walls.
recoil	The action of recoiling. If man upsets his planetary ecosystem it will automatically recoil upon him.
retrench	Make (an employee) redundant. Right wing parties which seek to retrench the welfare state.
shorten	Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements. Patients whose waiting time had been shortened.
shrink	Become withdrawn. I don t shrink from my responsibilities.
shrivel	Cause to feel worthless or insignificant. The fruit dried and shriveled.
vanish	Gradually cease to exist. Moira vanished without trace.
wane	(of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size. Interest in the project waned.
waning	Pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon decreases. The waning of his enthusiasm was obvious.
weaken	Reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of. His resistance had weakened.
wilt	Any of a number of fungal or bacterial diseases of plants characterized by wilting of the foliage. These varieties are more resistant to aphids and wilt.
wince	Make a slight involuntary grimace or shrinking movement of the body out of pain or distress. She winced when she heard his pompous speech.
wither	Wither as with a loss of moisture. She withered him with a glance.
wizened	Lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness. A wizened little man with frizzy grey hair.